Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 23 January 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government

Update on Affordable Homes, Public Lands, Strategic Planning and Projects: Land Development Agency

Mr. John Coleman:

We think very much like a local authority in that respect. The reality is many of the sites we are directly developing ourselves have been sourced from local authorities. They do not just hand them over to us and say, "Off you go". We engage with them very heavily on what is required on a site. They are listening to councillors and the community regarding what is needed and on the wider infrastructure. The idea of developments being gated off would not really be in our ethos. The Deputy can be assured that we are very much thinking of the wider public as opposed to just the residents.